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Alum Wins Oscar, Golden Globe, Says UNH Helped Pave Way

English major alum Jennifer Lee ’92 accepted a Best Animated Feature Oscar for the Disney film Frozen at the 2014 Academy Awards in Hollywood. Lee wrote the screenplay for Frozen and co-directed the film with Chris Buck. Lee and Buck also won a Best Animated Feature Golden Globe for the film.

In this WMUR segment, Lee gives “a huge shout-out to UNH.” “The education there contributed so much to me becoming a storyteller” says Lee, who also told WMUR that UNH helped her to become a fearless writer capable of creating a fearless character.